A molded and famille rose enameled porcelain snuff bottle, 1820-1900. Estimate US$ 1,500 - 2,500 (€1,300 - 2,200). Photo Bonhams.

Of high-shouldered bulbous form with a short neck, everted flat lip, splayed oval foot, painted in famille rose enamels and iron-red with a continuous scene depicting blooming trees and large peony blossoms rising behind perforated rocks, separated by two raised animal mask-and-ring handles on the narrow sides. 2 1/8in (5.4cm) high

Provenance: Robert Hall, San Francisco convention, October 1988

Exhibited: Norton Museum of Art, September-November 1997